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| ISSN |
1948-5182 (online) |
| Open Access |
This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
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© The Author(s) 2016. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
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http://www.wjgnet.com |
| Category |
Infectious Diseases |
| Manuscript Type |
Observational Study |
| Article Title |
Seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen in pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Honiara Solomon Islands, 2015
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| Manuscript Source |
Invited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Aneley Getahun, Margaret Baekalia, Nixon Panda, Alice Lee, Elliot Puiahi, Sabiha Khan, Donald Tahani and Doris Manongi |
| Funding Agency and Grant Number |
| Funding Agency |
Grant Number |
| University Research Publication Committee (UPRC), Fiji National University |
ACT339 |
| Hepatitis B Free (HBF) Ltd, Australia |
25 167 817 389 |
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| Corresponding Author |
Aneley Getahun, MD, MTCM, DTMH, Assistant Professor in Primary Care, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, College of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, Fiji National University, Princess Road, Tamavua, Suva, Fiji Islands. aneley.getahun@fnu.ac.fj |
| Key Words |
Hepatitis B; Chronic hepatitis; Hepatitis B surface antigen; Hepatitis B e antigen; Seroprevalence; Pregnant women; Solomon Islands |
| Core Tip |
The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of chronic hepatitis B infection in a cohort of antenatal women in Honiara. The overall hepatitis HBsAg and hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) prevalence was 13.8% and 36.7%, respectively. Our study for the first time reported HBeAg prevalence in pregnant women. Furthermore, the study revealed low level of knowledge about hepatitis B vaccination whereby 54.6% of participants were not aware of their vaccination status. Hepatitis B is a disease of public health importance in Solomon Islands and emphasize the need for efficient delivery of integrated services for its prevention and control. |
| Publish Date |
2016-12-06 08:34 |
| Citation |
Getahun A, Baekalia M, Panda N, Lee A, Puiahi E, Khan S, Tahani D, Manongi D. Seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen in pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Honiara Solomon Islands, 2015. World J Hepatol 2016; 8(34): 1521-1528 |
| URL |
http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v8/i34/1521.htm |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v8.i34.1521 |
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